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Hike-a-Pup Pet Care Photos (under construction)

Bridges to cross. This one required a 2 foot high step up for me and jump up for the dogs. On the way back the jump up is even higher and Emma, my thirteen year old Golden Retriever, could not make it up. So I had to lift all 55 pounds of her up onto the bridge. Aging joints and difficulty with depth perception get in her way more and more often.

Maple’s only rest during our five hours of hiking. Almost two hours of that time I was following blazes to dead ends, thrashing through brush and prickers, stepping into mud and slipping on wet rocks and roots hoping to push through to continue the trail once the blazes showed up again. But they did not appear again four times…….. The dogs were patient….and I was dehydrated, exhausted and desperate to get back to the car.

This rocky stream is pure ice in the winter and slippery moss-covered rocks in the summer. Very tricky to cross at times.

Tika in the frigid cold water. Leave it to a water loving dog.

Who is this Rebecca?!

What a Beauty, Tika.

Emma hoping for another throw to retrieve.

Emma is an alpha but she is willing to share her bed with a nine week old puppy.

Emma sharing a retrieve with Belle. Do dogs need their tails for balance and swimming?